North of Saigon
1969 · Big Country BC-214 · Elgin, Pennsylvania
- Artist
- Virge Brown
- Title
- North of Saigon
- Release
- A-M-E-R-I-C-A / North of Saigon
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Big Country # BC-214
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Elgin, Pennsylvania, USA
- Songwriter
- V. Brown
- Genre
- Country · Traditional Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
North of Saigon (Brown, Virge)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Big Country BC-214, Box 31, Elgin, Pa., white label with green print; BC-214-1 "A-M-E-R-I-C-A" (J. Hawkins), 2:38 (SO: 3262); BC-214-2 "North of Saigon" (V. Brown), 3:13 (SO: 3263); both Halaz Music, BMI. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
American country singer active from the 1950s into the 1980s, listed as a Pennsylvania artist by Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies and a member of the Saddle Mates in the 1950s. 'A-M-E-R-I-C-A' / 'North of Saigon' (Big Country BC-214) was cut at a 1966 session; he went on to record for Country Star, ARP and other labels associated with producer Norman Kelly's Pennsylvania operation, later leading Virge Brown and His Shadows. [Source: Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies / RYM label listing]
Themes
In collections
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]